Agwired

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, the final installment in the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) launched in 2022. Joining Sec.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 10, 2024

These investments focus in areas of production, processing, aggregation/distribution, market opportunities, and consumer access. These particular business development activities described below are essential elements for processing, aggregating, and distributing local products through new or growing regional markets.

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ATTRA

JUNE 19, 2024

The Livestock Conservancy offers microgrants ranging from $500 to $2,000 for residents and organizations of the U.S. who are actively working with livestock and poultry breeds listed on the Conservation Priority List. Applications must be postmarked before August 15, 2024.

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NASDA

AUGUST 23, 2023

As organizations involved in the production, processing, storage and distribution of U.S. As you move forward with the Farm Bill reauthorization process, we strongly urge you to support the inclusion of the FRIDGE Act into the upcoming Farm Bill. Randy Feenstra (IA), Tracey Mann (KS), Jim Costa (CA) and Salud Carbajal (CA), with Sens.

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Food Tank

JANUARY 21, 2024

While cultivated meat may hold promise for producing more humane and socially sustainable protein, it may also help solve some of the negative environmental impacts of industrial livestock production. Of this total amount wasted, 64 percent occurs at the consumption level, 20 percent during processing, 12 percent during distribution, and 3.5

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ATTRA

APRIL 9, 2024

Indiana Department of Agriculture (ISDA) began accepting applications April 1, 2024, for the Indiana Meat and Poultry Intermediary Lending Program , a $15 million revolving loan program that assists small and very small Indiana meat and poultry packers and processors with access to affordable capital for meat expansion projects.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

The report documents how India’s shrimp is farmed and processed by a highly exploited workforce, rife with horrific abuses, including child labor, sexual harassment, debt bondage, and forced labor—to then be sold to many of the largest U.S. It’s the first time that the virus—which has been circulating in wild birds and poultry the U.S.

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NASDA

JUNE 15, 2023

Currently, these products can only come to market if they go through the Food and Drug Administration’s animal drug approval process. Kansas Grain and Feed Association Kansas Livestock Association Kent Nutrition Group, Inc. agriculture is at a competitive disadvantage without this authority. Kalmbach Feeds Inc.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 15, 2025

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the third installment in a series of regulatory reforms intended to level the playing field for farmers who raise chicken, turkeys, hogs, cattle, and sheep under contract or foUr sale to meat and poultry processing companies.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

For example, ORG supports the development of fish meal in lieu of synthetic methionine supplements in poultry feed and the use of biological controls instead of streptomycin to manage fire blight in organic apple and pear production. These include: Livestock and poultry breed development for organic systems.

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ATTRA

JUNE 17, 2024

Selected projects support operations across a diversity of the two eligible industries: Produce production (mushroom, fruit and vegetable), produce processing, poultry production, livestock production (beef and sheep), poultry processing, and livestock processing (sheep, pork, beef, goat).

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Food Tank

MAY 29, 2024

Record rainfall in May 2024 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s southernmost state, has caused destructive flooding that is wreaking havoc on the country’s agricultural and livestock sectors. Since 2000 Brazil has doubled the value of its agricultural output and tripled its livestock production, according to the Agency.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

347.563.6408 Release: NSAC Welcomes Further Investments in Local Meat Processors Markets Washington, DC, September 20th, 2024 – Yesterday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced further projects from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program.

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NASDA

JUNE 6, 2024

As USDA continues to respond to this outbreak, we urge you to prioritize animal health and human health in the same manner you have dealt with H5N1 in poultry for many years. Livestock auction barns and markets, as a result of the federal order, have faced an undue burden and a significant financial loss due to a decrease in sales.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The complicated and unique FY2024 appropriations process was a product of the times. This unique process resulted in a delayed conclusion to the FY2024 appropriations process and a final FY2024 agriculture funding bill that included numerous painful cuts.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Keeping chickens and other poultry can be a wonderful way to supply yourself with fresh chicken and the best-tasting eggs around but you'll find that chickens can also be a great source of revenue. Here are a few ways to turn a profit with chicken or other types of poultry.

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ATTRA

JANUARY 7, 2025

Wayne is the founder and director of Laurel County African American Heritage Center where he manage s an active diversified demonstration farm with sheep, poultry and swine. In addition, the Center manage s a large free food distribution operation for families in need.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Olymel is closing two processing plants: a pork plant in Quebec and a poultry plant in Ontario. poultry further processing plant will close and all production will be moved to another Olymel plant at Oakville, around 75 kilometres north-east of Paris. The Paris, Ont., Read More

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

livestock and other animals, APHIS halted shipments of Mexican cattle and bison in November 2024 after a positive detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in southern Mexico. Beginning in 2025, proceeds from the sales of select Zoetis products in the cattle, pork and poultry markets will raise funds for Folds of Honor scholarships.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Photo courtesy of Roots of Change) The term, a general reference to pasture management that prioritizes soil health and perennial plants by grazing livestock through rotated paddocks, encompasses a set of practices that advocates say results in healthier animals and pastures. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

And growing meat in the lab, from cultured stem cells in bioreactors will eliminate the need for raising livestock, and all the environmental havoc that goes with it. If we’re really serious about forestalling famine, we need to stop feeding so much grain to livestock, and save the wheat, corn, and rice we grow for human consumption.

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NASDA

MAY 7, 2024

As you begin the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations process, NASDA asks you to prioritize the following programs that enhance farmers, ranchers, and rural communities and ensure a safe, affordable, and abundant food supply. livestock industry. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) a. Animal Health Programs – $400 million i.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The poultry industry in the U.S. This disease can have devastating effects on poultry farm operations and we want to help give you information to keep you informed. It is very important to take preventative and sanitary measures on any farm that has poultry especially if you think there has been an outbreak on your farm.

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Agwired

APRIL 1, 2024

Any donations will help farmers buy feed and supplies and begin the process of rebuilding. The Meat and Poultry Products Industry Coalition (MPP or the Coalition) made the remarks in comments submitted in response to the EPA’s proposed rule revising the ELGs for wastewater discharged by meat and poultry processing and rendering facilities.

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Agwired

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Purina Animal Nutrition, along with the Land O’Lakes Foundation, is announcing its new scholarship program designed to assist students involved in agriculture and livestock production in pursuing their passions and further their educations. Scholarship applications will be accepted August 28 through October 12. 23 at Franklin College.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 21, 2023

Josh Tetrick swears he’d have another job if only all poultry producers farmed thoughtfully and could keep up with the appetite of a growing global population. Tetrick says his company has no interest in squeezing out small-scale poultry farming operations that favor sustainable and humane methods. The lab at Good Meat.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 12, 2024

But Sonoma has a less genteel side: The area is also home to approximately 3 million head of livestock held in concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. In November, county residents will have the unique opportunity to ban CAFOs with a ballot initiative that would completely prohibit industrial livestock operations.

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Agwired

JANUARY 16, 2024

Join the Livestock Publications Council for the January Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 10 a.m. The topics will focus on poultry diseases, animal welfare and food safety. The software will identify the 20 percent of embryos that are already dead or dying to help improve pregnancy rates.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Heaven’s Hollow Farm is a commercial Black Angus cow-calf operation that also includes pastured poultry and pork. Most of their beef, poultry, pork, and eggs are marketed directly to consumers and local restaurants. Jacob describes their thinking about these processes and their rotations.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

347.563.6408 RELEASE: The Strengthening Local Meat Economies Act Addresses Competition in Procurement National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applauds the introduction of this comprehensive bill to support independent, small processing plants and the farmers they serve. 2972 , (SLMEA). .

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Agwired

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences awarded Nicolas DiLorenzo one of two grants totaling $10 million to reduce livestock methane emissions. Their work will create livestock feed additives to reduce the amount of methane produced during the digestive process.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 1, 2024

Local and Regional Food Systems Sustains investments in local meat processing which expands processing options for farmers by providing food safety resources, meat processing workforce development funding, and expansion grants for meat processors themselves.

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Agwired

AUGUST 5, 2024

Department of Agriculture has extended the 60-day comment period for their latest Packers and Stockyards proposed rule, “Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets,” by 15 days to Sept. The AFIA believes this relationship has been vital for building and maintaining confidence across the food chain that U.S.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JUNE 30, 2023

GLCI – which promotes high quality livestock grazing techniques – was funded at $14 million in FY2022 and FY2023 but was zeroed out in the House’s proposal. NSAC will be working closely with Congressional Appropriators throughout the remainder of the process to address this issue.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2024

VF is a precision livestock management tool that creates an enclosure, barrier, or boundary without a physical fence. Livestock are fit with a collar that generates audio warnings and electrical stimuli. VF allows real-time automation of grazing management from a smartphone or computer. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the U.S.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 29, 2024

Though they are designed to fully break down under controlled conditions at an industrial composter, compostable products are nevertheless made with the same processes as conventional plastics, which means they contain many chemical fillers , additives, and dyes. Additionally, they can leave microplastics behind when they decompose.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Smithfield Foods will close its Charlotte, North Carolina, pork-processing plant and transfer production to its Tar Heel, North Carolina, facility to increase efficiency and better utilize existing capacity. The Livestock Publications Council will hold its October Coffee and Collaboration on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10 a.m.

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